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Delman Horse Perfomance as Transportation Tool in Bogor

Delman Horse Perfomance as Transportation Tool in Bogor
Angga, P.H. Siagian, and S.S. Mansjoer

This research was done from March up to April 2009 by observation and interview of coachman that used as draft animal or called “delman” in Bogor. The aim of this research was to collect information of management horse system for human transportation in Bogor. The data were analyzed descriptively. The research showed that the job as coachman was main source of money and doesn’t need a good education to be a coachman. The horses that used for draft animal was Sumba horse. The coachman bought their horse and the equipment in Bandung. The majority of horses has a solid facial marking with brown basic colour of coat. The maintenance management of horses that used by coachman is very traditional because the limited knowledge that coachman known. The coachman have their knowledge from other friends that work as coachman and legacy that have been passed on from one generation to other generation in their family. The presence of technology has been influence the prosperity of coachman and horse. It would have had an effect of maintenance management of horses. The government and coachman play an important role to increase the prosperity of horse with a good maintenance management.

Keywords : Equus caballus, delman, traditional transportation


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